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Jul 19 in Film & TV
Jul 19 in Music
- 1913 Billboard publishes its earliest known chart, “Last Week’s 10 Best Sellers Among Popular Songs.” The #1 song is “Malinda’s Wedding Day” by singers Byron Harlan and Arthur Collins, recorded in Camden, New Jersey.
Jul 19 in Sport
- 1877 1st Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 27-year-old English rackets player Spencer Gore wins inaugural event; beats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
- 1903 1st Tour de France: French rider Maurice Garin wins inaugural event
Did You Know?
Michael Brunet discovers the skull of Sahelanthropus tchadensis in the Djurab Desert, Chad, one of the oldest known species in the human family tree and 6-7 million years old
Fun Fact About July 19
US scientists calculate the total amount of plastic ever produced: 8.3 billion tonnes, equal to the weight of 1 billion elephants
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